Import key contact from unencrypted Autocrypt headers, to offer upgrading an unencrypted chat to encrypted

I’m using a classic email address. Right now, if a Delta Chat user, who also uses a classic email address for relaying, messages me by mail address instead of invite link, I receive an unencrypted email. And my reply will be unencrypted as well, even though we both have autocrypt-capable MUAs.

The unencrypted mail even contains an Autocrypt header. I propose we:

  • Automatically create a key contact from the Autocrypt header
  • Show an info message which says “upgrade this chat to encrypted”
  • When clicking on the info message, show the contact view of the key contact, so the receiver can start a chat with it.
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